Features and Highlights

Carillon Barracks National Historic Site

Built between 1830 and 1837, the Carillon Barracks were erected
during the construction of the first Ottawa River canal system, a
project triggering a regional economic boom. The construction of this
building was probably undertaken in order to mitigate a lack
ofhousing as the site became a stopover.

During the events of 1837 and 1838, the British army requisitioned the building and made the
first renovations to it. Between 1840 and 1936, the building was
again used as a civil housing resource, as a hotel. Since then, the
building houses the museum of the Historical Society of Argenteuil
County.